State v. Meyer

The issue on this appeal is whether a sentenced defendant who claims an abuse of sentencing discretion must bring a motion for modification of the sentence in the trial court as a prerequisite to an appeal brought pursuant to sec. 973.19, Stats. We hold that such a motion is required. Since a motion to modify the sentence was not presented to the sentencing court, and since there is no resultant final order, we dismiss Steven Meyer's appeal.

Meyer was originally convicted as a party to the crime of intimidation of a witness, secs. 940.42 and 939.05, Stats., and party to the crime of burglary,…